If you are using Gmail to receive emails sent from NSPIRES, there is a possibility that Gmail will flag these NSPIRES emails as spam and divert them to your Gmail junk folder. If you have not received an expected NSPIRES email, check your Gmail junk folder. NOTE: NSPIRES users at universities and colleges should pay particular attention to this issue.

It appears that Gmail modified their spam filter algorithm sometime in late June, leading to stuff that formerly wasn’t flagged by the spam filter getting flagged as such. It doesn’t appear to have been intentionally aimed at Apple, since other stuff is being caught as well, but it serves as a reminder: Every now and then, be sure to check your spam folder for false positives.

The NASA proposal site links to a PDF explaining how to ensure that the mail you get from them doesn’t fall into the Gmail spam filter. I would guess (but haven’t tried it myself, since this is not a problem for me) that a similar procedure would stop mail from Apple falling into the Gmail spam filter.

Also for the record: I have occasionally had e-mail from Apple fall into the spam filter in Apple’s own Mail program. That includes Apple Store receipts.

It could be random; it is quite possible that gmail randomly goes bad on your inbox. Or it could be something being tried out or a bit nefarious. Either way, if you spend the money on an apple gift certificate via email, you better send the recipient a separate email telling them it has been sent so they will know to look in their spam folder.

I’ve got iTunes related email in the spam folder going back to July 7th.

A few weeks ago, I bought an iPad3 at an Apple Store for my wife’s birthday, and got my email receipt from Apple. And got an email survey thing from Apple, asking about the sales experience.

Most recently, I set up an appointment with a Genius, got an email confirmation of the time, an email reminder the morning of, and got another email survey the next day asking how things went at the appointment.

I haven’t had problems reading Apple emails via Gmail. My guess is along the lines suggested by Benton.

The government does a lot of things “better” and “more efficient” than industry. What you are arguing simply isn’t true, you’ve provided no evidence, and you have either bought into an incorrect popular belief, uncritically, or for some reason (i.e., your own political bent?) you want others to do so.